Juan Martin del Potro

Juan Martin del Potro Timeline January 2010 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009

Country: Argentina Birthdate: September 23, 1988 Birthplace: Tandil, Argentina Residence: Tandil, Argentina

Nicknames: Delpo, la torre de Tandil, Enano (dwarf), Palito (little stick) Height: 6 Weight: 182 lbs (83 kg) Turned Pro: 2005 Coach: Franco Davin

Current ATP Singles Rank: 5 Current ATP Singles Points: 6,275	Current ATP Doubles Rank: 128 Current ATP Doubles Points: 560

Profile

Juan Martin del Potro is a professional tennis player from Argentina. He is the current highest-ranked Argentine in the ATP Tour. Del Potro achieved a top 10 ranking by the ATP for the first time on October 6, 2008. In April 2009, he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 5.

Del Potro started playing tennis at the age of seven and won his first senior match in 2004 at the age of 15. In 2008, he became the first player in ATP history to win his first four career titles in as many tournaments. He also completed the second longest winning streak in 2008, and the second longest by a teenager in the Open Era, behind Rafael Nadal - with his winning sequence spanning 23 matches over five tournaments. Del Potro captured his maiden Grand Slam title at the 2009 US Open defeating Roger Federer in the final. He became the second Argentine and the fifth youngest man to win the US Open title in the Open Era.

Australian Open 2010

Juan Martin del Potro played at Australian Open 2010. He was seeded No. 4 in the tournament.

In the first round, he beat Michael Russell 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Potro defeated James Blake 6-4, 6-7 (7-9), 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 in the second round. He beat Florian Mayer 6-3, 0-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the third round. Juan Martin del Potro lost to Marin Cilic 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in the fourth round.

Juan Martin del Potro in 2010

Men's Singles

Date	Tournament	Result
January 24	Australian Open 2010	Fourth Round

Recent News

Marin Cilic defeats Juan Martin del Potro - Australian Open 2010 Fourth Round - January 24, 2010
Juan Martin del Potro defeats Michael Russell - Australian Open 2010 First Round - January 18, 2010

Ranking and Points History